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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
502 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
2 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
49.6% |
3.4% |
249 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
16.3 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
13.3 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
34.5% |
62.3% |
173 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
62.5% |
34.7% |
314 |
171 |
Other farms |
3.0% |
3.0% |
15 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
1725 |
2698 |
Family labour |
96.1% |
66.6% |
1658 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
3.9% |
33.4% |
67 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
5148 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
0.1% |
14.5% |
4 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
0.4% |
26.6% |
22 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
0.2% |
1.3% |
9 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
99.3% |
57.1% |
5113 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
3666 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
88.9% |
90.0% |
4071 |
158 |
Horses |
7.3% |
1.3% |
267 |
2 |
Pigs |
1.3% |
5.7% |
163 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
1.9% |
1.7% |
456 |
17 |
Poultry |
0.6% |
1.3% |
5239 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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